My head doesn't feel like it's mine. I don't know how to explain it but when I'm trying to write something it's like my brain just doesn't work. I have a headache, not an awful one but my eyes won't stay focused on their own. It's like I have to concentrate ten times harder. Is this the fog that most of you talk about? I'm very tired as well, more so than usual.

What meds are you on, and are they new? Is this a new sensation? Sorry I can't remember if you already told us about your meds. Sometimes getting adjusted to some of the "fibro meds" can cause weird side effects at first.

I've been on motrin 800mg since 2005 and neurontin since August and my dosage has been 600mg am, 600mg afternoon and 900mg at night, for just under a month.

This is a totally new sensation and I'm not sure if it is just the beginnings of a nasty headache that I get every now and then or just fibro fog. I'm not looking for a diagnosis, just wondering if others have felt like this.

This sounds all too familiar! These symptoms happen to me a lot! What you're experiencing is likely due to brain fog and/or poor sleep. It could also be an effect from your medications, all though if you've never experienced these before from them then I would point the finger to brain fog and/or lack of sleep or at least proper sleep. I know these feelings are freaky and if it makes you feel better to check them out with your doctor then by all means do so. The most important thing I have learned from this horrible condition is to trust your instincts and your intuition! If your gut is telling you to check this out with a doctor asap then that is what you should do.

I had taken Motrin for decades for lots of different aches and pains w/ normal helpful results. Then I started feeling just like you are describing, and took more Motrin for the headache. As I continued taking the Motrin the headache turned into a migraine that lasted for days, UNTIL I stopped taking the Motrin. Turned out I could n longer tolerate Motrin, developed an adverse reaction to it. This has been a permanent reaction, just can't use it any more.

Can you let the Motrin get out of your system for a day and see if your symptoms subside? If that doesn't help talk to your fibro doc, because if this is constant and prolonged it would be awfully intense fibro fog, which tends more to fluctuate.

Thank all of you for your help. I feel much better today and was able to get some stuff done that I couldn't do yesterday. I have an appointment with my doctor in January and have been marking down things that have been happening to ask her about. Warm Hugs to all of you wonderful people!!

This is what fibro fog does to me minus the headache. I have also had that feeling with nuerotin at 700 mgs at once, maybe after the high dose at night it has built up enough to continue into the day. No idea-just a thought! Hope it keeps getting better for you.

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